Listening to music is a favorite pastime for many of us, but the average teen or young adult spends way too much time boppin' to their iPods rather than getting wrapped up in a good book. Case in point: A few days ago I went to the hair salon to get my hair done. This ordeal takes anywhere between 2-3 hrs so I decided to take a book with me. What better way is there to spend 2hrs under a hot dryer than with a good ole Robin Cook book, or something? I also brought my iPod with me, and somewhere between trying to block out the Novelas (Spanish soap operas) on the flat screen in front of me and wanting so badly to listen to Toni Braxton's new album, I succumbed to the iPod. Needless to say, Robin Cook was never cracked - FOR 2 WHOLE HOURS!
Interestingly, as I left the salon I said to myself, If only iPods were books, this world would be full of scholars! or at least my generation would be more academically advanced.
Food for Thought!!
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3 comments:
hahaha I read this on facebook, through your facebook page. I still find it funny how we find it so much easier to lose our hearing than to grow a braincell.
Interesting stuff, I've been conscious about it now. trying not to be so attached to the ipod
True! I love music. It puts me in a special place. But, so does reading. It takes you away from the present and allows you to create your own mental pictures based on the authors descriptions.
You might actually be right about us being more academically advanced if we'd read more. It engages our minds more.
Thanks
I'm glad you both see it how I do.
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